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Monday, April 13, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Even More Reads that You Might Not Know About...
UNCLE MONTAGUE'S TALES OF TERROR by Chris Priestley - As Edgar spends an afternoon with his great uncle Montague he hears a variety of spooky stories that Uncle Montague claims are true. Montague’s dimly lit and creaky house is the perfect environment for the telling of the tales and Uncle Montague himself is a master at revealing a spooky tale. The stories include ghosts, demons and anamorphic items that do damage to youngsters about Edgar’s age, and each story is tied to a curious item that Edgar finds in Uncle Montague’s study, where the stories are told. F PRI HORROR
PRETTY IS by Elizabeth Holmes - Erin is spending the summer before entering sixth grade trying to minimize opportunities for her older sister, Monica, to embarrass her. Monica is different from other girls; socially clumsy and physically unkempt, Monica is a constant embarrassment to Erin. Erin’s friend Kayla gradually turns away from Erin due to Monica’s awkwardness, and Erin’s only remaining friend, Hannah, convinces Erin to exact revenge on Kayla by cutting Kayla’s long and beautiful hair. Erin regrets the incident immediately but is then shut out of any other possible friendships because of her behavior. Once Erin and Monica go to summer camp, Erin begins to see the cruelty that teens inflict upon each other and begins to cope with being Monica’s sister. F HOL REALISTIC
A DOG CALLED GRK by Joshua Doder - When Tim Malt, the only child of tidy workaholic parents, finds a small dog near his home in London, adventure is set in motion. Tim soon learns that the dog, Grk, belongs to the family of the ambassador from a country called Stanislavia; when Tim tries to return Grk to his owners, he find that the family has recently been arrested and returned to their homeland by the force of Stanislavia’s new dictator. Tim is determined to reunite the dog and family and travels alone to Stanislavia, only to find that the parents of the family have been killed. With much adventure and suspense Tim is able to liberate the children, Natascha and Max, from prison, reunite them with Grk and help them make their way back to London, where they move in with the Malt family. F DOD ADVENTURE
OUTSIDE BEAUTY by Cynthia Kadohota - Thirteen year old Shelby and her three sisters live with their gorgeous, man- and money-hungry mother, and like it that way. The sisters each have different fathers, some of who are occasionally present. When Shelby’s mother is involved in a serious car accident each sister is farmed out to her own father; Shelby is devastated to be separated from her sisters and is nervous about spending time with her father. Throughout her mother’s hospitalization Shelby comes to terms with the lessons about the importance of beauty that her mother has reinforced to her and lives by (and that Shelby has always kept a distance from, as she feels she is the least attractive of the bunch), and manages to pull her sisters back together through her intelligence and persistence, rather than because of her physical attributes. F KAD REALISTIC
THE CROSSROADS by Chris Grabenstein - Eleven-year-old Zack is still struggling with the death of his mother when his father remarries and moves him to Connecticut. Once in his new home, he discovers that the ghosts from a bus accident that occurred in the crossroads by his house 50 years ago are haunting the area. And if that isn’t enough, an old woman, whose boyfriend was killed in the 1950s, has a vendetta against Zack’s ancestors and is determined to seek her revenge on Zack. With the help of his new stepmother and a newfound friend, Zack tries to thwart the evil spirit that resides in the tree behind his house (written by Lori Loranger, Librarian, Walsh Middle School). On order at Canyon Vista Middle School; look for this one at your public library.
THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE by Liz Gallagher - Alice has been best friends with Jewel (nickname for Julian) since they were children; they have weathered being on the outskirts of popularity and now view the mainstream kids with disdain while they concentrate on the artier aspects of life. However, while Alice is opening up to being friends, and maybe more, with some of the popular kids, Jewel has let Alice know that he would like to be more than friends. Alice wants to date popular Simon but dreads hurting Jewel’s feelings and is afraid of the derision Jewel might feel for her when she “gives in” to the popular crowd. Alice has to figure out her own priorities and learn to do so without hurting others, and make decisions between love and friendship. F GAL REALISTIC
PRETTY IS by Elizabeth Holmes - Erin is spending the summer before entering sixth grade trying to minimize opportunities for her older sister, Monica, to embarrass her. Monica is different from other girls; socially clumsy and physically unkempt, Monica is a constant embarrassment to Erin. Erin’s friend Kayla gradually turns away from Erin due to Monica’s awkwardness, and Erin’s only remaining friend, Hannah, convinces Erin to exact revenge on Kayla by cutting Kayla’s long and beautiful hair. Erin regrets the incident immediately but is then shut out of any other possible friendships because of her behavior. Once Erin and Monica go to summer camp, Erin begins to see the cruelty that teens inflict upon each other and begins to cope with being Monica’s sister. F HOL REALISTIC
A DOG CALLED GRK by Joshua Doder - When Tim Malt, the only child of tidy workaholic parents, finds a small dog near his home in London, adventure is set in motion. Tim soon learns that the dog, Grk, belongs to the family of the ambassador from a country called Stanislavia; when Tim tries to return Grk to his owners, he find that the family has recently been arrested and returned to their homeland by the force of Stanislavia’s new dictator. Tim is determined to reunite the dog and family and travels alone to Stanislavia, only to find that the parents of the family have been killed. With much adventure and suspense Tim is able to liberate the children, Natascha and Max, from prison, reunite them with Grk and help them make their way back to London, where they move in with the Malt family. F DOD ADVENTURE
OUTSIDE BEAUTY by Cynthia Kadohota - Thirteen year old Shelby and her three sisters live with their gorgeous, man- and money-hungry mother, and like it that way. The sisters each have different fathers, some of who are occasionally present. When Shelby’s mother is involved in a serious car accident each sister is farmed out to her own father; Shelby is devastated to be separated from her sisters and is nervous about spending time with her father. Throughout her mother’s hospitalization Shelby comes to terms with the lessons about the importance of beauty that her mother has reinforced to her and lives by (and that Shelby has always kept a distance from, as she feels she is the least attractive of the bunch), and manages to pull her sisters back together through her intelligence and persistence, rather than because of her physical attributes. F KAD REALISTIC
THE CROSSROADS by Chris Grabenstein - Eleven-year-old Zack is still struggling with the death of his mother when his father remarries and moves him to Connecticut. Once in his new home, he discovers that the ghosts from a bus accident that occurred in the crossroads by his house 50 years ago are haunting the area. And if that isn’t enough, an old woman, whose boyfriend was killed in the 1950s, has a vendetta against Zack’s ancestors and is determined to seek her revenge on Zack. With the help of his new stepmother and a newfound friend, Zack tries to thwart the evil spirit that resides in the tree behind his house (written by Lori Loranger, Librarian, Walsh Middle School). On order at Canyon Vista Middle School; look for this one at your public library.
THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE by Liz Gallagher - Alice has been best friends with Jewel (nickname for Julian) since they were children; they have weathered being on the outskirts of popularity and now view the mainstream kids with disdain while they concentrate on the artier aspects of life. However, while Alice is opening up to being friends, and maybe more, with some of the popular kids, Jewel has let Alice know that he would like to be more than friends. Alice wants to date popular Simon but dreads hurting Jewel’s feelings and is afraid of the derision Jewel might feel for her when she “gives in” to the popular crowd. Alice has to figure out her own priorities and learn to do so without hurting others, and make decisions between love and friendship. F GAL REALISTIC
Looking for a new book?
ARTICHOKE'S HEART by Suzanne Supplee - Rosemary Goode, the daughter of a single mom who is dealing with cancer, faces her first boyfriend and the fact that she's finally determined to lose the weight that has made her a target for the mean girls at school for years. Come along for the ride as Rosie loses weight and faces new challenges! F SUP REALISTIC
GAME by Walter Dean Myers - Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because his grades certainly aren't. But lately his plan has run squarely into a pick. Coach's new offense has made another player a star, and Drew won't let anyone disrespect his game. Just as his team makes the playoffs, Drew must come up with something big to save his fading college prospects. It's all up to Drew to find out just how deep his game really is. (istributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.) F MYE SPORTS
THE DEAD AND THE GONE by Susan Pfeffer - In Life as We Knew It veteran writer Pfeffer painted a terrifying picture of what happened in a rural Pennsylvania town after an asteroid hit the moon and cataclysmic changes on land and sea caused familiar life to grind to a halt. For readers who wondered if things were any better in a bustling city, here is the horrifying answer. On the night the moon tilts, 17-year-old Alex and his younger sisters are alone; their mother is at work, and their father is visiting Puerto Rico. No matter how the kids wish, hope, and pray, their parents don't return. It's up to Alex to do what's best. The story's power, as in the companion book, comes from readers' ability to picture themselves in a similiar situation; everything Pfeffer writes about seems wrenchingly plausible. (Cooper, Ilene. From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.) F PFE SCIENCE FICTION
THE GOOD GIRL by Kerry Cohen Hoffmann - After the death of her brother and subsequent departure of her mother, 15-year-old Lindsey is left to hold the pieces of her family together. The relationship between Lindsey, her father and her younger sister is only made rougher by her psychiatrist father’s remoteness and her sister’s aggressive misbehavior, and Lindsey is left with the role of the good girl. The pressure of her position eventually triggers Lindsey’s own coping mechanism, which is to steal from her family and school friends. Hiding her secret becomes more difficult as a new romantic interest comes on the scene and eventually Lindsey must decide to allow her family and friends to see her for who she really is, rather than consistently playing the part of the caretaker and achiever. F HOF REALISTIC
HORNS & WRINKLES by Joseph Helgerson - Twelve year-old Claire and her bully of a cousin, Duke, undergo an adventure after deciding to investigate why Duke’s parents were inexplicably turned to stone, as well as why Duke has grown a horn in place of his nose. This novel is set in a normal environment - aside the Mississippi River in Minnesota – but the similarities to real life end when Claire and Duke encounter river trolls and fairies and, ultimately, a Rock Troll, who may be the catalyst for the quirky turn of events. F HEL FANTASY
CHANGELING by Delia Sherman - Neef, a human changeling, lives in Central Park. Her Central Park, however, is in New York Between, a fantasy world that mirrors New York City, but is populated by creatures of Folklore. Neef longs for adventure and gets it in spades when, after accidentally breaking a fairy law, she is forced to complete three impossible tasks for the Green Lady, the Genius of Central Park. Neef is joined on her quest by her fairy double, a child who is being raised human and has autistic qualities. With the help of old and new friends, the girls navigate New York Between and learn about each other and themselves (written by Ginger Young). F FANTASY SHE
GAME by Walter Dean Myers - Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because his grades certainly aren't. But lately his plan has run squarely into a pick. Coach's new offense has made another player a star, and Drew won't let anyone disrespect his game. Just as his team makes the playoffs, Drew must come up with something big to save his fading college prospects. It's all up to Drew to find out just how deep his game really is. (istributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.) F MYE SPORTS
THE DEAD AND THE GONE by Susan Pfeffer - In Life as We Knew It veteran writer Pfeffer painted a terrifying picture of what happened in a rural Pennsylvania town after an asteroid hit the moon and cataclysmic changes on land and sea caused familiar life to grind to a halt. For readers who wondered if things were any better in a bustling city, here is the horrifying answer. On the night the moon tilts, 17-year-old Alex and his younger sisters are alone; their mother is at work, and their father is visiting Puerto Rico. No matter how the kids wish, hope, and pray, their parents don't return. It's up to Alex to do what's best. The story's power, as in the companion book, comes from readers' ability to picture themselves in a similiar situation; everything Pfeffer writes about seems wrenchingly plausible. (Cooper, Ilene. From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.) F PFE SCIENCE FICTION
THE GOOD GIRL by Kerry Cohen Hoffmann - After the death of her brother and subsequent departure of her mother, 15-year-old Lindsey is left to hold the pieces of her family together. The relationship between Lindsey, her father and her younger sister is only made rougher by her psychiatrist father’s remoteness and her sister’s aggressive misbehavior, and Lindsey is left with the role of the good girl. The pressure of her position eventually triggers Lindsey’s own coping mechanism, which is to steal from her family and school friends. Hiding her secret becomes more difficult as a new romantic interest comes on the scene and eventually Lindsey must decide to allow her family and friends to see her for who she really is, rather than consistently playing the part of the caretaker and achiever. F HOF REALISTIC
HORNS & WRINKLES by Joseph Helgerson - Twelve year-old Claire and her bully of a cousin, Duke, undergo an adventure after deciding to investigate why Duke’s parents were inexplicably turned to stone, as well as why Duke has grown a horn in place of his nose. This novel is set in a normal environment - aside the Mississippi River in Minnesota – but the similarities to real life end when Claire and Duke encounter river trolls and fairies and, ultimately, a Rock Troll, who may be the catalyst for the quirky turn of events. F HEL FANTASY
CHANGELING by Delia Sherman - Neef, a human changeling, lives in Central Park. Her Central Park, however, is in New York Between, a fantasy world that mirrors New York City, but is populated by creatures of Folklore. Neef longs for adventure and gets it in spades when, after accidentally breaking a fairy law, she is forced to complete three impossible tasks for the Green Lady, the Genius of Central Park. Neef is joined on her quest by her fairy double, a child who is being raised human and has autistic qualities. With the help of old and new friends, the girls navigate New York Between and learn about each other and themselves (written by Ginger Young). F FANTASY SHE
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